Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive

Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash

Abstract

This book offers the first truly comprehensive study of the original American presidency. Drawing from a vast range of sources both well-known and obscure, the book reconstructs the powers and duties of the nation's chief executive at the Constitution's founding. Among other subjects, the author examines the term and structure of the office of the president, the president's power as constitutional executor of the law, foreign policy authority, role as commander in chief, authority during emergencies, and relations with the U.S. Congress, the courts, and the states. This ambitious and even-hand ... More

This book offers the first truly comprehensive study of the original American presidency. Drawing from a vast range of sources both well-known and obscure, the book reconstructs the powers and duties of the nation's chief executive at the Constitution's founding. Among other subjects, the author examines the term and structure of the office of the president, the president's power as constitutional executor of the law, foreign policy authority, role as commander in chief, authority during emergencies, and relations with the U.S. Congress, the courts, and the states. This ambitious and even-handed analysis counters numerous misconceptions about the presidency and fairly demonstrates that the office has long been regarded as monarchical.

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